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ABUJA — The European Union on Tuesday pledged 50 million euros ($65 million) in support for the African force tasked with helping fight Islamist rebels in Mali. The international community in January promised to provide $455 million dollars to support … read more »
Posted in Mali, Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged AFISMA, Economic Community of West African States, European Union, French Army, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, Nigeria, West Africa
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AT least 36 people have been killed in a collision between a bus and a petrol tanker in southern Nigeria. The tanker exploded after Friday’s collision in Nigeria’s Edo state, and most of the victims were reportedly on board the … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, Pan African News, West Africa
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Tagged Edo, Edo State, Federal Road Safety Corps, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Tanker (ship), Traffic collision, West Africa, World Health Organization
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Dangote Industries PLC applied for silica exploration license in Ethiopia. Silica is the major raw material for glass manufacturing. Dangote applied for the mining license to establish a glass manufacturing plant. Dangote has also commenced work on cement manufacturing plant … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Pan African News
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Tagged Aliko Dangote, Cement, Dangote Group, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Mining, Nigeria, West Africa
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TUNIS, Tunisia, — The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) and its partners has launched a business plan competition called the West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF/the Forum) to identify promising regional entrepreneurs and unlock renewable energy and … read more »
A fifth French soldier has been killed in the country’s nine-week-old military campaign against Islamist rebels in Mali, the government said on Sunday. An explosive device went off under a vehicle carrying Corporal Alexandre Van Dooren during a search for … read more »
Sankara Kamara At first glance, the West African state of Sierra Leone looks like an impressive exercise in democracy. Eleven years after extinguishing the flames of its civil war, Sierra Leone has conducted periodic elections, followed by the transfer of … read more »
Posted in Article, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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Tagged APC, Ernest Bai Koroma, IndepthAfrica, Koroma, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone People's Party, Sierra Leonean, SLPP, West Africa
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Cotonou – Benin said on Sunday that authorities have thwarted an attempt to oust President Thomas Boni Yayi and install a military regime in the West African nation. In a statement read to journalists, state prosecutor Justin Gbenameto said a … read more »
Posted in Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, Benin, Colonel, Cotonou, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, West Africa, Yayi Boni
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A video apparently showing seven French hostages kidnapped from northern Cameroon has been posted online, with a man claiming that a radical Islamic group from Nigeria holds them. The video, posted Monday to YouTube, shows two men, a woman and … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Associated Press, Boko Haram, Cameroon, Islamism, Mali, Nigeria, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, West Africa, Youtube
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By: SHUAIB NOUH & OPOKU BONNA Some time ago, we sounded a word of warning about the “Salafists” and “Jihadists” when we discussed the Boko Haram problem in Nigeria. Now, Boko Haram Jihadist are using Gaddafi’s leftover weapons, some of … read more »
Posted in Article, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged bokoharam, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mali, Muammar Gaddafi, Nigeria, nigerian news nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Salafi, West Africa
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BY Justine John DYIKUK The Malian crisis has precipitated reactions and counter reactions from without and within the African continent. This conflict is one of great concern as many have bared their minds about its impending danger. The situation is … read more »
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Tagged Associated Press, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Nigeria, Nigerian, rivers state, Sharia, West Africa
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Some time ago, we sounded a word of warning about the “Salafists” and “Jihadists” when we discussed the Boko Haram problem in Nigeria. Now, Boko Haram Jihadist are using Gaddafi’s leftover weapons, some of which are more sophisticated than they … read more »
There is excitement in Lagos, West Africa’s economic hub, over the planned introduction of cable propelled mass transit otherwise called cable car, a system not popular in this part of the world. Although existing at the Obudu Cattle Ranch resort … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged about lagos, about nigeria, Agbado, Bus Rapid Transit, Cross River State, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Obudu Cattle Ranch, Public transport, West Africa
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After the US military heavily bombarded Iraq and crushed Saddam Hussain’s regime, then-President George W. Bush was quick to give his infamous “mission accomplished” speech in which he announced the end of major operations in Iraq. But little did he … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, France, Gao, George W. Bush, IndepthAfrica, Iraq, Islamism, Mali, West Africa
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By Ramzy Baroud The British security firm G4S is set to rake in massive profits thanks to crises in Mali, Libya and Algeria. Recognized as the world’s biggest security firm, the group’s brand plummeted during the London Olympics last year … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Algeria, Economic Community of West African States, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Magazine, Libya, Mali, President of France, West Africa
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Since early 2012, a violent conflict has been brewing in Mali, one that has forced the international community to consider whether or not this North African country is another Afghanistan in the making. The conflict, fought primarily between the government … read more »
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Tagged Ansar Dine, Bamako, Economic Community of West African States, France, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, mali news, malian news, Tuareg people, West Africa
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Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s decision to immediately release funds to clean up lead-contaminated villages in Nigeria will save untold lives, Human Rights Watch said today. Releasing the funds clears the way for at least 1,500 children in urgent need of … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Climate Action Network, ethiopia eritrea, Facebook, Football Nigeria, GoodluckJonathan, Human Rights Watch, Jonathan, Lead poisoning, Nigeria, nigeria africa, Nigeria Government, Nigeria newspaper, Nigeria politics, senegal africa, West Africa, Zamfara State
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By: Mohamed F Yabarag With the US officially reaffirming the recognition of President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud’s government as the legitimate and sole representative of Somalia after twenty long years of civil strife and political wilderness, the secessionist entity of Somaliland … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, Ahmed Ismail Samatar, ethiopia eritrea, Hargeisa, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Mogadishu, nigeria africa, Nigeria Government, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, Politics of Somalia, senegal africa, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somaliland, West Africa
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The final round of Group C matches threaten to ignite as Nigeria and Ethiopia face either glory or gloom in South Africa. Rustenburg will be the venue for the Super Eagles’ final Group C match—a contest which will decide the … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Burkina Faso, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, Zambia
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By Olusegun Adeniyi Agu Imo has been a friend and elder brother for almost two decades now, so when he called about two weeks ago to say there is an old man he wanted me to meet, he knew I … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Adetokunbo Ademola, Biafra, CHINUA ACHEBE, Freedom of speech, Igbo, Igbo people, IndepthAfrica, International Committee of Red Cross, Lagos, Nigeria, nigeria africa, Nigeria Government, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, senegal africa, States of Nigeria, West Africa
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Chelsea winger Victor Moses, who has missed Nigeria’s opening game, is expected to enter the Africa Cup of Nations fray against Zambia. The winger’s return from injury is welcome news for the Super Eagles, who take on the defending champions … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports, West Africa, Zambia
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Tagged AFCON 2013, Afcon news, africa cup nations, Burkina Faso, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, nigeria africa, Nigeria Governmnet, Nigeria national football team, Nigeria news, Nigerian, Nigerian news, Nwankwo Kanu, Stephen Keshi, super eagles news, Victor Moses, West Africa, Zambia
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by John Campbell Nigerian soldiers sit in military trucks before leaving for Mali, at the airport in Nigeria 18/01/2013. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters) High profile, violent killings have taken place in northern Nigeria at the same time as the French intervention … read more »
Posted in Mali, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Algeria, bokoharam, Indepth Africa Magazine, Interview Video, Islamism, Kano, MAIDUGURI, Mali, Man Utd Video, News for Nigeria, Nigeria, nigeria africa, nigeria mali, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Oil in Nigeria, West Africa
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In an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan agreed that Boko Haram could pose an existential threat to his country. “If Boko Haram is not contained, it would be a threat not only to Nigeria, … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Nigeria’s president is warning that if Islamist terrorists in Mali are not contained there will be a spillover effect upon some Western and African nations. President Goodluck Jonathan told the World Economic Forum on Wednesday that … read more »
Posted in Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged DAVOS, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, nigeria africa, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Nigerians, West Africa, World Economic Forum
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By Oussama Romdhani Al Arabiya Nobody could have probably better expressed the declared intent by the West to meet the ongoing challenges in the Sahel and Sahara regions than UK Prime Minister David Cameron. Speaking to the Commons, on Monday, … read more »
by Abdulrazaq Magaji Few Nigerians cared to listen when, way back in 1998, Dr. Lema Jibrillu, the Kaduna based businessman, politician and community leader wisely counselled against a presidency on compassionate ground. His call came at a time the northern … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Freedom of speech, GoodluckJonathan, Jonathan, Lema Jibrillu, Nigeria, nigeria africa, Nigeria Government, Nigeria news, Nigerian news, Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo, senegal africa, Shehu Shagari, West Africa
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By Munonyedi Val When I was just growing up in the 80’s, can’t remember precisely the age then, there was this policeman who was very fond of me and always refer to me as his friend. I am sure the … read more »
Posted in Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Cell Phones, Mobile phone, nigeria africa, Nigeria news, Nigeria Police Force, Nigerian news, Northern Nigeria, Police, Police officer, Police station, Science and Technology, Sunday, West Africa
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It was not an impressive opener for the Super Eagles in the Afcon 2013 after the squad gave out a late goal to settle for a draw against Burkina Faso. Lesson learnt, Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi has said he … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Soccer, Sports
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Tagged 2013 afcon fixtures, 2013 afcon tickets, afcon fixtures, afcon tickets african nations, africa cup 2013, african cup, African Nations Cup, Burkina Faso, cup of nations, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia eritrea, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Freedom of speech, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, nations cup 2013, news ethiopia, Nigeria, nigeria africa, Nigeria Government, Nigeria national football team, senegal africa, South Africa, Stephen Keshi, West Africa, Zambia
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The Real Stakes of the War Rocking West Africa A Malian soldier peeks through a doorway behind which Malian and French soldiers are stationed in Niono. (Joe Penney / Courtesy Reuters) The last few months have shaken Mali to its … read more »
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Tagged Bamako, Economic Community of West African States, France, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, mali news, malian news, New York Times, Tuareg people, West Africa
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By Sharif Nashashibi Just 10 days into its military intervention in Mali, there are already signs that France may have taken on more than it bargained for. The West African country may become to French President Francois Hollande what Iraq … read more »
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Tagged France, François Hollande, French Armed Forces, Hollande, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Mali, mali news, malia, Tony Blair, West Africa
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Manchester City’s Yaya Touré talks about the Africa Cup of Nations – his memories and thoughts on what makes the tournament different and so unique. He also says the Ivory Coast players are desperate to win the tournament for their … read more »
Posted in 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, Cote d'Ivoire, Soccer, Sports
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